Cancer fighters on the A-list for Tips’ fundraiser
Published 9:41 pm Thursday, October 28, 2010
Two of the honored guests at tonight’s Silvertips hockey game are known to Herald readers. The story of Sarah Lien and her mother, Barb Hawkins, was published Aug. 16 titled “Mother, daughter battling cancer.”
They’ve been invited to Pink on the Rink, a Providence Comprehensive Breast Center fundraiser at Comcast Arena.
Lien, 24, is recovering from a double mastectomy. She learned she had cancer a week after her mother underwent a double mastectomy because of breast cancer.
Earlier this month, Lien, who lives in Lake Stevens, had a wish on her bucket list come true: She was in the Granite Falls Railroad Days Parade.
She rode in a red Mustang convertible, the official car of “Sarah’s Hope, A Breast Cancer Journey Through Eyes of Faith,” along with dancing pizzas from Granite Falls Alfy’s.
“I hope the Railroad Days crowd won’t soon forget us, because I won’t ever forget the moments when I saw all the little girls looking up at me and sheepishly waving at a woman who is fighting for her life wearing a tiara and a pink dress,” Lien says. “To those girls, I was a princess. Thank you everyone for making me feel beautiful and loved.”
Though Lien has been in and out of emergency rooms these past six weeks, she says cancer isn’t going to keep her out of the limelight.
“I will be there with a huge smile rooting for the Tips.”
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The city of Marysville Autumn Craft Show turned out great. About 400 customers shopped with 28 vendors in Marysville.
Recreation coordinator Maryke Burgess says everyone was happy and felt well taken care of.
“There was a nice variety of gifts,” Burgess says. “We had pottery, soaps, painted ceramics, graphic prints, jewelry, holiday items, iron creations, hats, scarves that appeal to the sports lover, neck wraps, wreaths, you name it.”
Vendors appreciated that there was a lot of variety and that they were not competing with someone who had the same craft five tables down, she says.
“Most everyone recouped their table fee, most everyone did very well and even mentioned that they had a lot of custom orders for later. They felt like it was great marketing for their businesses and learned a lot from each other as vendors.”
There is another craft show planned for Dec. 4, and even a spring sale planned because of the great response.
“It was a great day all the way around,” Burgess says.
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Not everyone is heading to a pumpkin patch or haunted event Saturday. Some folks are working hard to maintain small ranches, stables and farms.
A Ranch Tour at W Bar B Ranch is planned to help folks manage properties in wet and cold weather. Snohomish Conservation District hosts a free tour of the ranch at Warm Beach Camp &Conference Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at 20800 Marine Drive NW, south of Stanwood.
Learn about frost-free hydrants, chore-efficient waste storage, fencing wet areas, large stable management and preparing farms for the muddy season.
To register, e-mail workshops@snohomishcd.org or call Leslie at 425-335-5634, ext. 123 and leave your name, phone number, and number of people attending.
Wear boots.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
